Zubin Potok
Zubin Potok is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 15,200 inhabitants. It covers an area of, and consists of the main town and 63 villages.
Zubin Potok is a part of North Kosovo, a region with an ethnic Serb majority. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, the municipality is expected to become part of a proposed Community of Serb Municipalities.
History
In the village of Vragë, an attack on the water channel that supplies water to the coal-fired power stations and drinking water to some municipalities was attacked. The attack was classified as a terrorist attack committed by the local Serb organization Civilna Zastita.Settlements
Aside from the town of Zubin Potok, these villages comprise the municipality of Zubin Potok:- Babiće / Babiq
- Banja / Banjë
- Brnjak / Bërnjak
- Bube / Bubë
- Čabra / Çabër
- Čečevo / Çeçevë
- Češanoviće / Çeshanovë
- Crepulja / Crepulë
- Čitluk / Çitluk
- Donje Varage / Varagë e Ulët
- Drajinoviće / Drainovë
- Dren
- Gornji Jasenovik / Jasenoviku i Epërm
- Gornji Strmac / Stramci i Epërm
- Jagnjenica
- Junake / Junce
- Kozarevo / Kozareva
- Krligate / Krligatë
- Lučka Reka / Lluçkarekë
- Međeđi Potok / Prroj i Megjës
- Oklace
- Rezala / Rezallë
- Rujište / Rujishtë
- Tušiće / Tushiqë
- Velika Kaludra / Kalludra e Madhe
- Velji Breg / Bregu i Madh
- Vojmisliće / Vojmisliq
- Zečeviće / Zeçevicë
- Zupče / Zupçë
- Padine
Demographics
According to the 2011 estimations by the Government of Kosovo, Zubin Potok has 1,698 households and 6,616 inhabitants. In 2015 report by OSCE, the population of Zubin Potok municipality stands at 15,200 inhabitants.Ethnic groups
The majority of Zubin Potok municipality is composed of Kosovo Serbs with more than 13,900 inhabitants, while 1,300 Kosovo Albanians live in the municipality. Most of Zubin Potok's Kosovo Albanians live in the village of Çabër.The ethnic composition of the municipality of Zubin Potok, including IDPs:
| Ethnic group | 1991 est. | 1999 est. | 2015 est. |
| Serbs | 7,750 | 11,000 | 13,900 |
| Albanians | 850 | 850 | 1,300 |
| Others | 100 | - | - |
| Total | 8,700 | 12,000 | 15,200 |
Economy
Zubin Potok is an agricultural community, yet the level of agricultural production has been in decrease due to the lack of investment. Local factories have been also strongly affected by the lack of consumers in the Albanian parts of Kosovo.Twin towns — sister cities
Zubin Potok is twinned with:- Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2021